BPBM 4174Ichthyology
Chaetodon melannotus
Blackback Butterflyfish
As recorded: Chaetodon melannotus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- P.J. Turner
- Locality
- Viti Levu Island; Suva
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Fiji
- Coordinates
- -18.1664, 178.4300 ± 5,066 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Chaetodon melannotus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-22.
2024-10-22
Fish Patch, Suva, Fiji
(c) Leona Kustra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-22
Double Bungers, Suva, Fiji
(c) Leona Kustra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chaetodon melannotus. BPBM 4174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35903155. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35903155 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026